Judge void SW Indiana city's local coal mining ban

Judge void SW Indiana city's local coal mining ban

Jul. 21, 2018

BOONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A special judge has voided a southwestern Indiana city's sweeping ban of coal mining within three miles of its city limits.

The judge was appointed to hear Alcoa Corp.'s lawsuit challenging Boonville's coal mining regulations. He recently issued a ruling that in part voided the city's coal mining ban within three miles of its city limits.

But he upheld Boonville's ban on blasting within 1,000 feet of city infrastructure, and its regulation of mine water discharges.